Preservation of nutritional-status in patients with refractory ascites due to hepatic cirrhosis who are undergoing repeated paracentesis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 813-822

  Sorrentino, Paolo ^a,c   Castaldo, Giuseppe ^a   Tarantino, Luciano ^b   Bracigliano, Alessandra ^c   Perrella, Alessandro ^d   Perrella, Oreste ^d   Fiorentino, Francesco ^c   Vecchione, Raffaela ^c   D'Angelo, Salvatore ^a  

^a S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d AO Dei Colli Hospital for Infectious Diseases D Cotugno   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Diet; Nutrition; Paracentesis; Refractory ascites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARACENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN DIET; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTORY ASCITES; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

EID: 84858844645     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.07043.x     Document Type: Article

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